Now recently updated regarding the October 2016 events leading up to the new Spanish government, as well as other corrections and improvements!
This book contains much useful information for anyone who plans to live or travel in Spain. It is intended to be a reference book which contains phrases useful in daily life, important vocabulary and basic grammar. And while not a tourist book, it does contain information that could be useful to tourists. It does not contain exercises or audio cds, neither does it promise to make one fluent in so many days. However, it is a good and useful reference book for learners of all levels. The author has several years experience as a Spanish teacher in the U.S. and has lived in Spain for more than six years.
Table of Contents
1. Pronunciation
2. In the Classroom
3. Greetings, Useful Phrases, Slang
4. People and Introductions
5. Countries, Cities and Languages
6. Age and Numbers
7. Days, Months, Seasons, Dates
8. Describing People and Clothing
9. Actitivities, Sports, Shopping
10. Places, Cars and Travelling
11. The Home
12. Animals, Nature and Weather
13. Telling Time
14. The Body and Health
15. Food and Drinks
16. Cultural Notes
17. Profanity, Sexual Terms, Insults, etc.
17. Pronouns and Word Order
18. The Gender of Nouns and Adjectives
19. Verb Tenses
20. Tricky Words
21. Spanish Names
This book contains much useful information for anyone who plans to live or travel in Spain. It is intended to be a reference book which contains phrases useful in daily life, important vocabulary and basic grammar. And while not a tourist book, it does contain information that could be useful to tourists. It does not contain exercises or audio cds, neither does it promise to make one fluent in so many days. However, it is a good and useful reference book for learners of all levels. The author has several years experience as a Spanish teacher in the U.S. and has lived in Spain for more than six years.
Table of Contents
1. Pronunciation
2. In the Classroom
3. Greetings, Useful Phrases, Slang
4. People and Introductions
5. Countries, Cities and Languages
6. Age and Numbers
7. Days, Months, Seasons, Dates
8. Describing People and Clothing
9. Actitivities, Sports, Shopping
10. Places, Cars and Travelling
11. The Home
12. Animals, Nature and Weather
13. Telling Time
14. The Body and Health
15. Food and Drinks
16. Cultural Notes
17. Profanity, Sexual Terms, Insults, etc.
17. Pronouns and Word Order
18. The Gender of Nouns and Adjectives
19. Verb Tenses
20. Tricky Words
21. Spanish Names
